Rapid changes in the epidemiology and increasing incidence have taken the focus on methods to diagnose toxigenic C. difficile faster and more efficiently. Accurate and rapid diagnosis of C. difficile ...

Most laboratories have begun using polymerase chain reaction assays, or the PCR technique, as opposed to enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay detection, also known as ELISA testing, to diagnose ...

BACKGROUND: C. difficile (CD) real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for toxin B gene (tcdB) is more sensitive, and reduces turnaround time when compared to toxin immunoassay. We noted typical ...

Hospitals switching to PCR experienced a jump in C. diff infections from six per 10,000 patient days to 9.6 per 10,000 patient days. Researchers concluded that improved C. diff testing may contribute ...

The tests, which are cheap, quick and sensitive, could lead to the routine screening of all surgery patients before they are admitted to hospital, reducing the chances of introducing the bug from ...